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Primer Design Ltd

Manchester
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Awarded
£505.8m
Live
4
Buyers
4
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 11
  • Top buyers4
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — Primer Design LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Primer Design Ltd has won £505.8m across 4 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) at 94% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 11Live contracts
94%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and ServicesPublic Health England · £25.6m

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 4 live · 7 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of PROmate Assey Q16 and Q32
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)3300000010 Aug 2021£4.7m8 moClosed
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services
Public Health England3300000009 Apr 2021£25.6m2 yrsClosed
Primer Design Ltd - Innovation - COVID19 Testing equipment
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)3312400028 Sept 2020£406.0m4 moClosed
Primer Design- Provision of PCR diagnostic tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)3314162526 Apr 2020£63.3m6 moClosed
PHE_Provision of Genesig® Real-Time PCR Coronavirus CE IVD Kit
Public Health England3367300013 Mar 2020£983k5 moClosed
Life Sciences Reagents, Kits & Consumables
NEUPC Ltd3369650010 Mar 2020£2.6m3 yrsClosed
Life Sciences Reagents, Kits & Consumables
NEUPC Ltd3369650010 Mar 2020£2.6m3 yrsClosed
PHE_ Purchase of Genesig® Real-Time PCR Coronavirus CE IVD Kit
Public Health England————Live
Life Sciences Research Consumables
University Of Edinburgh33140000———Live
National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and Services
Public Health England————Live
Total live value — · mean award £46.0m1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 4 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
3 contracts
94%
since 2020
2
Public Health England
4 contracts
5%
since 2020
3
NEUPC Ltd
2 contracts
1%
since 2020
4
University Of Edinburgh
2 contracts
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London4 contracts
84%
Yorkshire2 contracts
16%
Scotland2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 6% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Primer Design Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m6
HO
Hologic LTD
Yes£9.1m3
PD
Primer Design Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 13 Sept 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
05228545
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
10 Sept 2004
Reg. office
Skelton House Lloyd Street North, Manchester Science Park, Manchester, M15 6SH
SIC codes
32990 · 72110
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • REES, Lyn Dafydd — director
    Appointed 30 Apr 2025
  • GIBSON, Steven Michael — director
    Appointed 20 Sept 2023
  • Novacyt — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
PRIMER DESIGN LIMITED
05228545 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.